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Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis predicting waist circumference (cm) (WC) from demographic factors, life events, food habits, physical activity and psychological factors in the Great Britain sample (N = 1182)

From: Associations between obesity (BMI and waist circumference) and socio-demographic factors, physical activity, dietary habits, life events, resilience, mood, perceived stress and hopelessness in healthy older Europeans

Demographics

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

b

SE b

ß

b

SE b

ß

b

SE b

ß

b

SE b

ß

Sex

9.58

0.77

0.38**

9.40

0.77

0.37**

9.48

0.81

0.37**

9.23

0.82

0.36**

Working Status

2.3

0.94

0.08**

1.38

0.95

0.05

1.05

0.94

0.04

1.21

0.94

0.05

Age (years)

−0.06

0.06

−0.05

−0.03

0.06

−0.03

−0.06

0.06

−0.05

−0.05

0.06

−0.05

Ed (yrs)

−0.19

0.07

−0.13**

−0.18

0.07

−0.12**

−0.16

0.07

−0.11*

−0.17

0.07

−0.11**

Age by*sex

0.19

0.07

0.12*

0.20

0.07

0.12*

0.22

0.07

0.14**

0.20

0.07

0.13**

Ed (yrs) by*sex

0.11

0.10

0.05

0.10

0.09

0.05

0.10

0.09

0.05

0.12

0.10

0.05

Life Events

            

Relationships

   

−1.09

1.77

−0.03

−1.24

1.76

−0.03

−0.78

1.77

−0.02

Financial

   

1.03

2.28

0.02

0.63

2.27

0.01

0.52

2.28

0.01

Illness

   

4.34

0.88

0.15**

3.58

0.88

0.13**

3.95

0.90

0.14**

Bereavement

   

0.05

0.87

0.00

0.09

0.86

0.00

0.30

0.87

0.01

Employment

   

0.86

1.27

0.02

0.80

1.25

0.02

0.88

1.28

0.02

Lifestyle

            

SED activity 1 a

      

1.02

0.23

0.14**

0.97

0.24

0.13**

PA activity 2 b

      

0.19

0.28

0.02

0.22

0.28

0.02

FFQ (alcohol)

      

−0.35

0.40

−0.03

−0.38

0.40

−0.03

FFQ (unhealthy)

      

0.01

0.45

0.00

−0.02

0.45

0.00

FFQ (healthy)

      

−0.30

0.39

−0.02

−0.39

0.39

−0.03

Wellbeing

            

Happy Mood

         

0.68

0.38

0.08†

Intense Mood

         

0.35

0.27

0.09†

Variable Mood

         

−0.02

0.28

−0.00

Hopelessness

         

−0.06

0.78

0.00

Resilience

         

−0.15

0.06

−0.11*

Emotional stress

         

−0.11

0.37

−0.01

Stress control

         

−0.33

0.22

−0.07

General Mood ¹

         

−0.35

0.55

−0.03

Intense Mood ¹

         

−0.15

0.39

−0.02

Hopelessness ¹

         

−0.01

1.07

0.00

Resilience ¹

         

0.06

0.10

0.03

Emotional Stress ¹

         

−0.40

0.52

−0.13

Stress control ¹

         

0.14

0.45

0.02

Adjusted R²

 

0.16

  

0.18

  

0.20

  

0.20

 
  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, †10% significant.
  2. Abbreviations: SED Sedentary, PA Physical activity, FFQ Food Frequency Questionnaire.
  3. ¹ = controlled for sex.
  4. a Sedentary behaviour at weekdays & weekends; b Physical activity in the previous week.